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Endangered
Cultivar
Primary
Accepted
Echinopsis cv. Magenta Caterpillar
(Monstrous Lobivia hybrid)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinopsis cv. Magenta Caterpillar
Author
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Chinese genus
仙人球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Echinopsis cv. Magenta CaterpillarSN|17820]]SN|17820]] (Lobivia) is a contorted monstrous crest with bright magenta blooms from spring to summer.
Flowers
Large, campanulate often crested, bright magenta. Stigma lobes green. Filament red, anthers cream-coloured.
Spines
Tiny, acicular, slightly curved, arranged like little spiders amber coloured, turning greyish eventually.
Stem
This clone has multi-fan monstrous green stems with flat rounded ribs.